{"id":1184,"date":"2010-06-28T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-28T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2010\/06\/in-praise-of-simplicity-music-for-mondays\/"},"modified":"2017-01-24T19:00:16","modified_gmt":"2017-01-25T00:00:16","slug":"in-praise-of-simplicity-music-for-mondays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2010\/06\/in-praise-of-simplicity-music-for-mondays.html","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Simplicity (Music for Mondays)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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It\u2019s summer time, the kids are out of school, and the days are long and warm. There is less time to spend reading blogs and writing posts. More time to spend outdoors and enjoying life. Like working in the garden, for example, and on the yard. Smelling the flowers, and picking vegetables. Taking the kids swimming, or to a matinee. Catching fireflies and frogs.<\/p>\n

You understand what I\u2019m saying and so do these artists with their songs. There are seven of them for you to enjoy here; five of them with the same title! Well, almost. \u00a0Please\u00a0enjoy them, remember them, and hum them while you keep things in perspective. For as the Psalmist said, \u201cThe LORD protects the simple\u201d(Psalms 116:6).
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No lyrics, no lead-ins, just simplicity on a summer Monday morning.<\/p>\n

First up, Jewel, with\u00a0Simple Gifts<\/i>. \u00a0This is her excellent rendition of an old Shaker hymn.<\/p>\n